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Learning a New Language

Homework That’s Never Boring

Educational Games

Learning a New Language

Learning a new language has been proven to be more successful when it’s spoken regularly. By encouraging your child to speak English at home, you will help them gain a higher level of understanding and confidence.

When you enroll with us, you’ll be given a bilingual version of the Pingu’s English Parent’s Guide. This guide is designed to help parents with any level of English ability to engage in their child’s course, and help them continue learning when still at home.

This isn’t just a practical guide, though. This is a guide designed to help you strengthen the bond with your child by learning a new lifelong skill together.

Here’s a few golden rules for helping your child learn English at home:

You’re there to help them learn, not to formally ‘teach’ – keep things fun and active!

Praise, interest and engagement will give them a greater sense of achievement

If you can speak English already, use English words or phrases as part of everyday conversation

It doesn’t matter if you don’t speak English – Pingu’s English is a great way to learn together

Homework That’s Never Boring

We don’t think of the activities that we set as ‘homework’ in the traditional way. We think of them as a fun, playful addition to the Pingu’s English program that’s enjoyed by kids and adults alike.

You can help your child to revise a whole range of the information and activities covered in class. These are the homework activities that we think are appropriate for each level of the course:

Type 1: Introduction

With this type of homework, your child will have heard and possibly repeated the words and phrases. However, they won’t yet have produced the language themselves.

Read the relevant section from their Study Book

Watch the educational DVD again

Dance and sing along with the Song CD

Type 2: Expansion

At this level, your child will have a slightly more developed understanding of the language being used. All of these words and phrases should have been taught in class and practiced at least once.

Read the relevant section from their Study Book

Watch the educational DVD again

Play the Pinguland game they tried out in class

Type 3: Consolidation

By this stage, your child should have practiced all the words and phrases a number of times in a whole range of different ways.

Look over their Activity Book and discuss what they have been doing in class

Revise Computer Time modules on the relevant CD-ROM

Listen to the Story CD together

Ask them to read or tell you about a story from the Story Book

Type 4: Review/Assessment

Your child should now have been taken through all source materials and have a grasp of the English language, revising key phrases and sentences using a number of different methods.

Review any of the activities included on the Pingu’s English program

Ask your child to explain what they liked best about it, and what they feel that they learned

Educational Games

Games can be a great way to learn a new language. By keeping your child engaged and having fun, they will increase their concentration level and soak up extra information.

With Pingu’s English, there’s a whole world of games and activities to explore. Try some of these to get you started:

Memory test

This game tests their language skills as well as acting as a thinking exercise:

Organize a random selection of Pingu’s English flashcards and character models on a tray

Point at each object and say the English word for it to your child

Cover up the tray with a towel so that they can’t see what’s on it

Then, ask your child to tell you what was on the tray in English

Alphabet test

This one keeps things nice and simple:

First, choose any letter of the alphabet – but, don’t say it out loud!

Ask your child to think of as many words as they can that also start with the same letter

‘I spy’

This is a great game to keep your kids entertained on long journeys:

Think of an English word – it could be something you can see, or just another word that they have been taught

Tell your child which letter it begins with

Ask them if they can guess what the whole word might be

‘Snap’

This game is all about matching flashcards to objects:

To set up this game, pick a selection of flashcards, then gather the character models objects shown on the cards

Mix them all up, and turn the cards so that they are face down

Ask your child to turn over the cards one at a time

Then, ask them to find the matching object and to say its name out loud

Testimonials

We at the British Chamber of Commerce worked with Linguaphone Group to find them a new in-market partner for the Korean market. Throughout the engagement we had with Linguaphone Group, we found them to be passionate about education, supremely professional in their approach to business and both responsive and personable in their interactions with ourselves and Korean partners. Korean investors were attracted to the best-in-class program which Linguaphone Group offers, the strong reputation of the company and the heritage with which it is associated. These are qualities that resonate globally.

British Chamber Korea

Sean Blakeley, BCCK CEO

Our Experience with Pingu’s English has been profitable and positive from the first year. We relied on their professionalism and heritage, their staff is always prompt to assist with the latest trends and ideas on the market. We were looking for a brand who can guarantee us quality and a solid method but at the same time would leave us the freedom and flexibility in order to succeed in our challenging and competitive market like the Italian one. We built Pingu’s English project in Italy by mixing their huge international experience in the English training with our knowledge of the Italian market. All this enabled us to do the right decision for our winning investment. Today we have over 40 Pingu’s English centres and thousands of happy children learning English.

Daniele Arboit

Pingu's English Master Franchisee Italy

From our first training session in London 2009- from the academic side to customer service -we felt confident and well equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to be successful Pingu’s English Master Licensees” At the moment, our services to all 23 networked schools across the country are effectively and efficiently backed by Pingu’s English. No doubt that we see no limit to expand our business to cover 30,000+ schools in the near future!

Nipat Ungpakornkaew

Pingu's English Master Licensee Thailand

I knew about Pingu’s English School through a friend. After research about the school, I decided to enroll my daughter and it was one of the best things I could do to her. She loves studying at Pingu’s English and she cannot wait to the day of the class. I also love Pingu's English School, because there she learns by playing and I can see her progress day by day.

Léia Rodrigues

Pingu's English Student's mother / Brazil

Now she is studying at Pingu’s English School, my daughter only wants to talk to me in English and she is always singing the songs.

Cristiane Doimo

Pingu's English Student's mother /Brazil

Regarding the teaching method they use a figurative storytelling way of starting the lesson, trying hard to involve the child and make the them curious about the situation. Tom is very happy to go to Pingu’s English because he perceives the School as a playful moment and not just as a learning moment while at the same time he is learning a new language

Veronica

Pingu's English Student's Mother /Italy

We love Pingu’s English School because the school gives my son the opportunity to learn and develop different skills, especially English skills. He is excited every time to go to school and is always happy when he comes home.

Sapavoot Preedawipart

Pingu's English Student's Mother/ Thailand

Pingu’s English School is not just a school; it is as a second home for my kid. I like it when I see my kid growing and learning in a friendly and safe atmosphere. Most of all, I can see a lot of improvement in his English listening and speaking skills

Piyatida Tudteam

Pingu's English Student's Mother/Thailand

I have being running my own school for 15 years. When I met Pingu’s English, it was love at first sight. Now I am offering the best English Course available to my students and they are loving it as well as their parents. Thank you Pingu’s English!

Giedre Paula

Pingu’s English Unit Franchisee in State of Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil is a huge Market and the preschool english education industry is growing very fast. All our franchisees are happy with the Pingu’s English methodology as well as the operational manuals Liguaphone offers to Unit Licensees. They feel very well assisted.

Ronaldo Vieira

Pingu's English Master Franchisee in State of Sao Paulo

Abbas always tells me that Pingu's English is the most fun he has all day. I am very glad that this place makes him feel that way and noticeably develop his language skills too

Ali

Pingu's English Student's Father/Bahrain

Our students are very enthusiastic in studying at Pingu’s English. They always tell us how much fun and how much they learn here. Parents also keep saying how proud they are with the knowledge and improvements their children are making.

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